Cisco Ethernet Switches vs Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] comparison

Cisco and Extreme are both solutions in the Ethernet Switches category. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Extreme users who would recommend it.

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96% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches and Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Ethernet Switches

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

134

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Average Rating

7.0

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Featured Reviews

Pradeep Adhav

Asst IT Manager at Ultra Engineers

Network security enhancement with sturdy switches despite high costs

The Cisco Ethernet switches are primarily used as regular core switches for networking, distribution, and access levels. We also utilize Cisco Wi-Fi, VPN, and Wi-Fi controllers The Cisco Ethernet switches have improved our network's security, ensuring it is 100% secure by not allowing any…

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LauriLaanenurm

Network and Security Engineer at Datafox OÜ

Good for networking large buildings, but there are problems with failing parts and the price should be lowered

I have experience with many vendors including Aruba, Juniper, and Cisco Meraki. These days, we primarily sell switches from HPE, Aruba, and Cisco. There is not much difference in the features between these switches and the one from Enterasys. It is only the command set that is different. Aruba is the easiest switch to configure. The access list should be different on Enterasys switches, compared to other vendors.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The product is pretty much reliable and stable."

"The product offers very good customer support. It's likely the best in the industry."

"It is a scalable solution."

"It's all-encompassing and can help you in all these different areas. If people realize that they want something that's going to work, that's pretty foolproof, then Cisco's always worth the investment."

"The quality, like all Cisco solutions, is very high. The fact that it's Cisco is one of the reasons we chose to use it."

"You get good support for Cisco Ethernet Switches versus other products in the market."

"I know this solution for many years. I know the GUI and commands, and they are useful for me. I have all the functions that I want."

"The most valuable feature is that we create a network as a villain."

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"This is a big telco switch with six slots."

"Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable."

Cons

"Their firmware could be better secured against vulnerabilities or other exploits. Also, only selected catalyst switches are allowed to onboard to Cisco SD Access technology."

"Cisco needs to include new features to attract new customers."

"I would like to see this solution automatically store multiple versions of the configuration file."

"The solution is expensive."

"This may be something that they are already working on, but it would be an improvement if they could add a layer of security to layer two and layer three to protect the server and to protect the data."

"Putting in a more complete management infrastructure would help when it comes to handling lower-end switches."

"Cisco is not user-friendly. It would be best if you had a technical expert. The graphical user interface is more like a command line, and most functionalities are on the command line."

"Very highly priced in comparison to other similar products."

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"Enterasys could provide better support, needs an improved user interface and improved performance."

"The initial setup could be made simpler."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is very high though it is priced right for the level of quality."

"In addition to the fees being high, you pay for support which is also on the higher side."

"The product is very expensive"

"This is an expensive solution, but you are paying for stability."

"When we want an extra feature then we need to purchase another license bundle."

"While Cisco's pricing can be a concern, particularly with support fees, its overall features and support community make it a solid choice."

"The price of this solution is fair."

"It is an expensive product."

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"These switches are very expensive compared to those from other vendors."

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it_user82779

Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Jan 29, 2014

Benefits of Juniper vs Cisco

Both are decent products. I prefer Juniper for the following reasons: 1) Cleaner separation of data plane from control plane. Higher end Cisco devices are better at this but most of the lower end products still seem to be more integrated than I like. 2) The Hierarchical config design means I can…

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Questions from the Community

Would you recommend replacing a Cisco Catalyst Switch by a D-link one?

Hello Mesfin It depends on the real scenario, the cisco 2960 is a very good device and they usually have routing functions but there are many different models within the same 2960 line, and on the ...

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Which would you choose - Fortinet Fortiswitch secure access or Cisco Ethernet Switches?

We researched Cisco but ultimately chose Fortinet FortiSwitch Secure Access, mostly because of the price. Fortinet FortiSwitch is an ethernet switch solution that provides security and performance...

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In terms of ethernet switches, would you go with Cisco or Juniper?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Cisco or Juniper Ethernet switches were the better fit for us. We decided to go with Juniper. Juniper ethernet switches are a lesser-known...

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Overview

Cisco Ethernet Switches scale to meet the needs of networks of all sizes. They are Secure, Reliable and Seamless.

Enterasys Ethernet Switches S-Series delivers a powerful combination of Terabit-class performance along with granular visibility and control over users, services, and applications, voice and video, virtualization, and cloud computing. Enterasys S-Series, through a combination of management automation, a robust and highly resilient distributed architecture, built-in security, and flexible power configurations specifically designed. Enterasys S-Series delivers both the comprehensive functionality and configuration flexibility to be deployed as a premium high-density network edge access device, high performance distribution layer switch, resilient enterprise class multi-Terabit core router, high-end storage switch and as a data center virtualization solution.

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